Reds’ Kyle Farmer comes up empty on 44 mph pitch from Cubs position player

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Major League Baseball players dream of the chance to take a break from trying to hit 98 mph fastballs – with movement – from big league pitchers. 

The opportunity to tee off on a position player with little to no experience on the mound should make a batter's eyes light up. It's a perfect chance to pad stats. 

Kyle Farmer of the Cincinnati Reds hits a single in the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park May 26, 2022, in Cincinnati.  (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

For Cincinnati Reds’ shortstop Kyle Farmer, that opportunity came Thursday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs, and he failed with a big swing and a miss. 

The Reds were leading 15-5 in the eighth inning of the series finale between the NL Central rivals. With the game out of hand, Chicago sent shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the mound to eat up some innings. 

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Simmons’ uncorked a 44 mph "heater," and Farmer came up empty. 

Farmer eventually singled on a 47 mph fastball from Simmons on the third pitch of the at-bat.

The big whiff was a fun moment, but Cincinnati ended up getting the last laugh, pummeling Chicago 20-5 to split the four-game series. 

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It was a series filled with fireworks. Cubs manager David Ross was ejected from back-to-back games, and the teams exchanged words throughout the series. 

Manager David Ross of the Chicago Cubs and umpire Chris Conroy argue after Ross was ejected in the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park